Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-11-26

UlOW w SCruck, ana IL was so. sparks
retires to private life, followed by the
respect of his fellowmen, and by the
admiration of honest citizens who are
opposed to giving away the heritage OF
the people, the public domain to corpor-
ate monooolis and thieves.
Senator Allison, of Iowa, ishoro again
and hard at work in his committee room
in the senate. He has been doing more
active work for his party during the
past summer than ever before in his life.
The Iowa senator is very conservative,
and has always preferred to give private
counsel and wise advice to tho party
leaders; but, this year he was fairly
forced to take the stump, and he has
done yeoman service as a speaker. He
has mono of those flights Of oratory
which haye made famous such mel as
Ingersoll, Douglass, or Sheridan. lie IS
simply a well-informed, solid, sturdy,
reliable senator. He states facts in a
calm and convincing way, and the impress
sion made by his speeches in New York
were exceedingly favorable. That is,
while not arousing great enthusiasm, he
yet succeeded in impresslng his facts
and ideas more deeply upon the minds
of his hearers than do the orators who
talk merely for personal applause. He
does not deny that he il a candidate for
the presidency, in a negative sense; but
does deny that he 10 q candidate in the
sense Of seeking the Office. His friends
have been freely using his name in con-
nection with the chief magistracy, and
his merits and demerits haYe been can
vassed again and again during the past
year. He exhibits less feeling upon the
subject than one would expect of = man
whose name is 81 constantly brought
out for the presidency. He remarked
to a friend this afternoon: ~ have come
back to Washington, better prepared to
talk about the tariff, internal revenue,
the surplus, and sea-coast defenses, than
to discuss presidential possibilities OF
the future. Let the people be their W
prophets. They will not make any mis-
tako in their selections of candidates.
They never do. Politicians cannots shape
things for the people, although they
think that they can. 1t is bettor for us
to attend to tho legislation before us,
than to try to make and unmako presi-
dents"
Col. d. II. Henderson, representative
of tho third district of Iowa, in the
house, is said to be a candidate for the
nomination of his party for tho speaker
ship. 1t is we'll known of course that
tho Democrats will elect a speaker, and
that it will be Mr.. Carlisle. But the
Republican representative who is wise,
will not let a little thing like that dis
turb him. In 1883 tho Republicans will
carry everything before them, and they
will elect a new speaker for the house
two years hence. If Col. Henderson
should succeed in capturing the nomi-
nation this year, he would have the
precedent to aid him in a anvass for
the position in 1889. On the contrary, il
MIR. Reed, of Maine, should be nominat-
ed next month for the %speakership by
the Republican caucus, ho would prol'-
ably take the trick in 1889. Argal, there
is as much of a struggle for the Republic
can place this year as there would he it
there were al election to be hold which
would surely seat tho successful contest
ant for the nomination.. Col. Henuer-
son, they say, has been playing the still
hunt all summer, and is likely to have
vantage ground upon which to work in
tho party caucus. To young mon, two
years seems a long time to look forward
to. But to the politician, it is but the
span Of a day.
The theatrical season has come upon
us in all its glory and nakedness. There
is more baldheaded work on tho stage
this season than we have had for a long
time. Even the pretty and prudisl
Emma Abbott could not object to the
preacher who should inveigh against
the nudity and lasciviousness Of the
performances which have been presented
upon the boards of tho Washington the.
atres during the past week. There is
beauty in tho female form, but there has
boon a tradition Of sacredness about il
for many years in civilized countries
The performances which seem to have
come into vogue within tho past docad.
have tended to degrade womanhood, anu
the respect which me have had for the
sex. Ten years ago, or fifteen years
ago at %farthest, Lydia Thompson, thu
mistress of the Prince of Wales, came t.
this country. and displayed herself an,
other trail creatures OIL tho stage. Thu
best people We're horritiod and indignant
Gradually, tho very people who pro
tested against her performances, com
menced to attend the display which be
came to famous. Then the Chapma,
sisters exhibited their almost nakee
forms, and tho bald headed men becam,
a notorious fixture in the front seats
To-day it is fashionable to attend per
formances which were but a short tim,
since considered disgraceful. immoral
dangerous. Now-a-days, it is commol
for the boys and girls. the youth of boil
sexes, to attend these shows. sitting sid
by side, and commenting upon the form
displayed. And yet, some good peopl
wonder that the moral tone OF commu
mites cannot be more rapidly improves
by the weekly half hour ministration
of the pulpit. Bah! 1t is getting nau
seating.
Illinois Democrats are growing NOR
defiant and determined every day. The,
are demanding that recognition whic
Cleyolamd certainly ought to give them